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Gimson’s Kings and Queens: Brief Lives of the Forty Monarchs since 1066
ISBN: 9780224101196 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A short, lively and informative survey of the forty kings and queens of England, from the heroic to the hopeless and from William the Conqueror to the present.
There have been many popular 'stuff you learned at school'-type books, of course, but none that has dealt with the Royal Family in such a sweep and certainly none written with such elan. Gimson's Kings and Queens whirls us through the lives of our monarchs, to tell a tale of bastardy, courage, conquest, brutality, vanity, vulgarity, corruption, anarchy, absenteeism, piety, nobility, divorce, execution, civil war,... A short, lively and informative survey of the forty kings and queens of England, from the heroic to the hopeless and from William the Conqueror to ...
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75,44 |
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Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal
ISBN: 9780750965354 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Wolsey" is, arguably, the first comprehensive book to explore the many contrasting layers of Thomas Wolsey's life and career, and represents the first genuinely popular biography of the much-maligned cardinal to appear in more than 30 years. Making no assumptions, it looks at the real person in the cold light of his actions, and uncovers a man of contradictions and extremes whose meteoric rise was marked by an equally inexorable descent into desperation, as he attempted in vain to satisfy the tempestuous master whose ambition ultimately broke him. Far from being one more familiar portrait of...
"Wolsey" is, arguably, the first comprehensive book to explore the many contrasting layers of Thomas Wolsey's life and career, and represents the firs...
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65,37 |
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From She-Wolf to Martyr: The Reign and Disputed Reputation of Johanna I of Naples
ISBN: 9780801453861 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1343 a seventeen-year-old girl named Johanna (1326-1382) ascended the Neapolitan throne, becoming the ruling monarch of one of medieval Europe's most important polities. For nearly forty years, she held her throne and the avid attention of her contemporaries. Their varied responses to her reign created a reputation that made Johanna the most notorious woman in Europe during her lifetime. In From She-Wolf to Martyr, Elizabeth Casteen examines Johanna's evolving, problematic reputation and uses it as a lens through which to analyze often-contradictory late-medieval conceptions of... In 1343 a seventeen-year-old girl named Johanna (1326-1382) ascended the Neapolitan throne, becoming the ruling monarch of one of medieval Europe's... |
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259,58 |
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Dissing Elizabeth: Negative Representations of Gloriana
ISBN: 9780822320609 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dissing Elizabeth focuses on the criticism that cast a shadow on the otherwise celebrated reign of Elizabeth I. The essays in this politically and historically revealing book demonstrate the sheer pervasiveness and range of rhetoric against the queen, illuminating the provocative discourse of disrespect and dissent that existed over an eighty-year period, from her troubled days as a princess to the decades after her death in 1603.
As editor Julia M. Walker suggests, the breadth of dissent considered in this collection points to a dark side of the Cult of Elizabeth. Reevaluating... Dissing Elizabeth focuses on the criticism that cast a shadow on the otherwise celebrated reign of Elizabeth I. The essays in this politically ...
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479,98 |
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Kaiserin Elisabeth und die historische Wahrheit
ISBN: 9783738600070 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In den vergangenen Jahren versuchten Historikerinnen, Buchautoren und Dokumentarfilmer ein anderes Bild von Sisi, der schonen Kaiserin von Osterreich, zu zeichnen. Manchmal hatte man den Eindruck, sie wollen das gangige Bild zu Fall bringen. Einige sind sogar der Ansicht, man muss die Geschichte umschreiben. Was stimmt nun? Hatte Sisi Liebesaffaren? Hatte sie geraucht? Hatte sie im Alter ein kunstliches Gebiss? War sie magersuchtig? War sie drogensuchtig? War sie gar bisexuell? Gibt es ein Aktfoto von Sisi? Hatte sie einen politischen Einfluss auf den Kaiser? Hatte sie sich sozial engagiert?...
In den vergangenen Jahren versuchten Historikerinnen, Buchautoren und Dokumentarfilmer ein anderes Bild von Sisi, der schonen Kaiserin von Osterreich,...
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133,12 |
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
ISBN: 9781514845233 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. *Includes pictures *Includes Freddie Mercury's own quotes about his life and Queen *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend." - Freddie Mercury "I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time. I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film - after that, they can go away and say that was great, and go back to their problems. I don't want to change the world with our music." - Freddie Mercury Like many pop cultural icons (and rock...
*Includes pictures *Includes Freddie Mercury's own quotes about his life and Queen *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *...
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29,30 |
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Queen Victoria
ISBN: 9781515155263 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Notwithstanding all her faults, she was the best beloved of all English monarchs because of her never-failing courage and strength of mind, and she made the Crown respected, feared, and loved as no other ruler had done before her, and none other, save Queen Victoria, has reigned as she did in her people's hearts.
Notwithstanding all her faults, she was the best beloved of all English monarchs because of her never-failing courage and strength of mind, and she ma...
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23,67 |
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Fergie Confidential: The Duchess of York's True Story
ISBN: 9780993445705 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,84 |
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Fergie Confidential: The Duchess of York's True Story
ISBN: 9780993356667 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. IT SEEMS that almost every week Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, known to one and all as Fergie - makes headlines with her efforts to re-brand herself and explain her troubles. There are the weight-loss problems, the ongoing differences with the Royal Family and her financial difficulties. But how did it all start? It seemed like a fairy-tale come true when Sarah married the Queen's favourite son, Prince Andrew, and became one of the best-known women in the world. She was feted wherever she went - and she went everywhere. But the Duchess's world was to come crashing down in... IT SEEMS that almost every week Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, known to one and all as Fergie - makes headlines with her efforts to re-brand... |
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115,61 |
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Harry: The People's Prince
ISBN: 9780993356650 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. PRINCE HARRY is the most interesting - indeed the most exciting - member of the Royal Family and this no-holds-barred biography tells his story for the first time. Son of the late Princess Diana - the most famous woman on Earth - and Prince Charles, the next king, and brother of William, the king after that, he is determined to live by his mantra: 'I am what I am'. From a childhood overshadowed by his parents' troubled marriage and scarred by the tragic death of his mother, to his brilliant public performances at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the London Olympics and his... PRINCE HARRY is the most interesting - indeed the most exciting - member of the Royal Family and this no-holds-barred biography tells his story for... |
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115,61 |
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Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales
ISBN: 9781445655277 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the mother of Richard II, the first Princess of Wales and the only woman ever to be Princess of Aquitaine. The contemporary consensus was that she admirably fulfilled their expectations for a royal consort and king's mother. Who was this 'perfect princess'? In this first major biography, Joan's background and career are examined to reveal a remarkable story. Brought up at court following her father's shocking execution, Joan defied convention by...
Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the moth...
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65,37 |
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Napoleon's Other Wife: The Story of Marie-Louise, Duchess of Parma, the Lesser Known Wife of Napoleon Bonaparte
ISBN: 9780993403002 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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75,44 |
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An Unusual Journey Through Royal History: Volumes I & II
ISBN: 9781518642579 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is not your typical royal history book. The table of contents reads more like a menu at a good restaurant, where there's something for everyone's taste. Each chapter tells a unique story about an overlooked or unusual aspect of royal history, spanning centuries and countries, but in no particular order. From first to last, they will take you on a journey through royal history you've probably never seen or thought of before. In few - if any - other books will you find the British Monarchy compared to London's sewer system, or read of the challenges of finding a suitable husband for a...
This is not your typical royal history book. The table of contents reads more like a menu at a good restaurant, where there's something for everyone's...
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32,33 |
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The Welsh Princes: The Native Rulers of Wales 1063-1283
ISBN: 9780582308114 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power in a period when the Welsh were struggling to maintain their independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman settlement.
The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power i...
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298,71 |
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Your Majesty, With Thanks
ISBN: 9781514778746 / Angielski / Miękka / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,97 |
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Everything You Need To Know About The Crown Jewels: Find Out All You Need Know About The Magnificent Treasures Of The Tower of London And Their Fascin
ISBN: 9781519538697 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,53 |
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
ISBN: 9781504030212 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gladys Malvern uses her celebrated talent for prose to share the stories of Henry VIII's wives with immense personality and captivating drama. Henry VIII was married to six women during his reign as the King of England. Gladys Malvern characterizes them as The Saint (Catherine of Aragon); The Egotist (Anne Boleyn); The Diplomat (Jane Seymour); The Housewife (Anne of Cleves); The Coquette (Catherine Howard); and The Mother (Catherine Parr). Malvern masterfully tells each of their personal histories and how they intertwined through rivalry, vying for power, political maneuvering, and the...
Gladys Malvern uses her celebrated talent for prose to share the stories of Henry VIII's wives with immense personality and captivating drama. Henry V...
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42,35 |
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Alexander III of Russia
ISBN: 9781522840725 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alexander III, Tsar of Russia, reigned from 1881 to 1894. Having succeeded to the throne on the assassination of his father, Alexander II, he rejected the latter's plans for constitutional reform. A firm autocrat, he made no concessions to liberalism and his reign was noted for political repression and persecution of the Jews, as well as a loosening of the alliance with Germany and a new understanding with France. Lowe's biography was first published in 1895, and though it appeared within a year of the subject's death, it remains an invaluable record of his life and times. This new...
Alexander III, Tsar of Russia, reigned from 1881 to 1894. Having succeeded to the throne on the assassination of his father, Alexander II, he rejected...
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60,86 |
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Anna Komnene: The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
ISBN: 9780190498177 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First Crusade. Anna Komnene: the Life and Work of a Medieval Historian investigates the relationship between Anna's self-presentation in the Alexiad and the story of her bloodthirsty ambition. It begins by asking why women did not write history in Anna's society, what cultural rules Anna broke by doing so, and how...
Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epi...
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423,90 |
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Tudor Brandons, The – Mary and Charles – Henry VIII`s Nearest & Dearest
ISBN: 9781785353321 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating book studies the life and times of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's dearest sister and his closest companion. Charles rose from being Henry's childhood friend to becoming the Duke of Suffolk; a consummate courtier and diplomat. Mary was always royalty. At first married to the King of France, Mary quickly wed Charles after Louis XII's death in 1515, against her brother's wishes. Their actions could have been construed as treason yet Henry chose to spare their lives. They returned to court and despite their ongoing disagreements throughout the years, especially over...
This fascinating book studies the life and times of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's dearest sister and his closest companion. Charles ros...
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50,28 |
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